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Contents List of Maps and Illustrations ix Foreword by Donald P. Gregg xi Preface xv Acknowledgments xix Abbreviations xxi Introduction: To Build a Nation 1 1. “The Effort Must Be Made” 7 2. “Get Them before They Get Us” 21 3. Counterinsurgency in the Central Highlands 39 4. Sea Swallows and Strategic Hamlets 71 5. Operation Switchback 91 6. Experiments in the Lowlands 111 7. The Kien Hoa Incubator 127 8. The People’s Action Team 149 9. Another Chance in the Countryside 169 10. Growing Pains 191 11. CORDS 221 12. Phoenix 255 13. The 1968 Tet Offensive and Accelerated Pacification 281 14. Disengagement 309 15. A Matter of Running City Hall 343 Conclusion: The Limits of Pragmatism 357 Notes 377 Selected Bibliography 433 Index 437 ...

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